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(University of Missouri-Columbia) The statistics for sexual assault are unsettling; the Department of Justice reports that one in five college women will be the victim of attempted or actual sexual assault during their college years. In a new study, researchers from two universities, including the University of Missouri, have found that college women often are [...]
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(Albert Einstein College of Medicine) Researchers from Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University describe a technique for looking more precisely at a fundamental step of a cell’s life: a gene, DNA, being read into a message, mRNA. The technique could provide a window into the process by which genes are switched on inappropriately, [...]
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A review offers recommendations on evaluating, diagnosing, and treating chronic nonmalignant pain in the primary care setting. Medscape Medical News
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Benefits include better mental health and employment. Medscape Medical News
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A cohort analysis shows that pulmonary scarring and localized inflammation are associated with the risk for subsequent lung cancer for up to 12 years. Medscape Medical News
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(University of Houston) Researchers at the University of Houston report that partners who base their self-worth solely upon the outcomes of romantic interactions may experience depression and anxiety and ultimately undermine their relationships.
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(Nationwide Children’s Hospital) Rare injuries accounted for 3.5 percent of high school athletes’ injuries 2005 through 2007, according to the first study to examine rare injuries and conditions of US high school athletes. Rare injuries include eye injuries, dental injuries, neck and cervical injuries and dehydration and heat illness, which may result in high morbidity, [...]
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(American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene) Most successful vaccines and drugs rely on protecting humans or animals by blocking certain bacteria from growing in their systems. But a new theory actually hopes to take stopping infectious diseases such as West Nile virus and Malaria to the next level by disabling insects from transmitting [...]
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(McGill University) Researchers at McGill University and the affiliated Jewish General Hospital warn that in addition to the well-known risks of pulmonary embolism, deep venous thrombosis patients also face postthrombotic syndrome, a poorly understood, long-term complication not addressed by traditional treatment approaches like blood thinners. Their conclusions, derived from a large, multicenter Canadian study, were [...]
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(University of Southern California) Work by specialists from the USC Viterbi School of Engineering has led to significant improvements in turnover times for operating rooms at three California safety net hospitals, allowing “many more hours of daytime surgery per year.”
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